You are capable of changing the world, Obi tells students

...Donates N1.5m to Institute

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged students not to undermine the educational opportunities at their disposal, but to see them as avenues of empowerment that will enable them to change the world.

Obi,who spoke to students of St John’s Vocational and Technical Institute, Neni,during a visit to the school, urged them never to be weary of creating a betterfuture for themselves through education. He maintained that human capitalinvestment is the best kind of investment any individual, organisation ornation could make.

Obireminded them that getting a good education does not necessarily mean attendinga tertiary institution. He explained that acquiring basic education, to primaryand secondary levels, is enough to equip an individual with the requisiteknowledge for success in life.

“Now,you have no reason not to succeed in life, having acquired primary andsecondary education. Apple Inc. which, today, is the most valuable company inthe world, has an annual revenue greater than Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product.It might shock you to know that the company was founded by a homeless child,Steve Jobs, who never went to the university. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder ofFacebook, was a university dropout, so was Bill Gates, Mercedes and Benz, andso on. But they all had their basic education which greatly helped theirjourney to success,” Obi explained.

Theformer Anambra State Governor presented the school with a cheque of N1.5million and urged the management of the Institute to keep upholding high moraland educational standards.

Onbehalf of the Proprietor of the Institute, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, theSchool Rector, Rev Fr Francis-Michael Enyosiobi, appreciated Obi “for hiswonderful show of love and affection on the youths, the future leaders”. Fr.Enyosiobi said the Institute was grateful for Obi had done for them in thepast. He prayed God to continue to bless Obi and take him to higher.

TheStudent Leader of the Institute, Ebiji Ebere Stella-Maris, thanked Obi onbehalf of the students. She said: “Ever since 2013 when you stepped your feetinto this institution for the first, the life of the institution changed forthe better. You donated to us 18-seater bus, 30KVA soundproof generator, 30laptops for our academic needs. May God bless you today and always.”

Otherdistinguished persons at the event were Awka Catholic Diocesan EducationSecretary, Rev. Fr. Hilary Nwajagu; the Rector of St Dominic Savior Seminary,Akpu, Rev Fr Maximus Okonkwo; and Vice Rector, St John’s Vocational andTechnical Institute, Rev. Fr. Raymond Umennajiuba.